EMDR Phase 4: Desensitization CID Protocol Weekly Check-in (2pgs)

Critical Incident Desensitization (CID) Protocol Is a desensitization intervention designed to rapidly reduce the vividness and emotional disturbance of a traumatic event in the immediate hours or days following a critical incident. These protocols involve grounding techniques, stabilization, and BLS to calm the nervous system, help individuals organize their experience and begin to shift out of fight/flight/freeze responses, paving the way for subsequent processing. CID is an early trauma intervention intended to prevent more severe stress responses.